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Ala. Code § 13A-6-25 (2026)

Criminal Coercion.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
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(a) A person commits the crime of criminal coercion if, without legal authority, he threatens to confine, restrain or to cause physical injury to the threatened person or another, or to damage the property or reputation of the threatened person or another with intent thereby to induce the threatened person or another against his will to do an unlawful act or refrain from doing a lawful act.

(b) Criminal coercion is a Class A misdemeanor.

(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §2125.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1988–2026 · leading case: Robinson v. Ash, 374 F. Supp. 3d 1171 (M.D. Ala. 2019).
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Robinson v. Ash, 374 F. Supp. 3d 1171 (M.D. Ala. 2019). · cites it 2× “" "Threat," as used by the provision, is defined in Alabama Code § 13A-6-25 as a threat "to confine, restrain or to cause physical injury to the threatened person of another.”
Montez Spradley v. State of Alabama., 128 So. 3d 774 (Ala. Crim. App. 2011). “” “Threat” is defined as criminal coercion, which in turn, is defined in § 13A-6-25, Ala.Code 1975, as follows: “A person commits the crime of criminal coercion if, without legal authority, he threatens to confíne, restrain to cause physical injury to the threatened person or…”
Horton v. Devan, 829 So. 2d 756 (Ala. Civ. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “See § 13A-6-25 (requiring a threat of physical harm, harm to property, or harm to reputation).”
Jere Chatom v. J.D. White, Warden, 858 F.2d 1479 (11th Cir. 1988). “Code, Title 14, §§ 314 and 14 (1940) (presently codified at Ala.Code § 13A-6-25 (1982) and Ala.Code § 13A-2-23 (1982) respectively.”
Gen. Cigar Co. v. CR Carriers, Inc., 948 F. Supp. 1040 (M.D. Ala. 1996). · cites it 2× “Code §§ 13A-6-25, 13A-5-7 (1994). Therefore, this court holds that the crime of coercion, as defined by Alabama law, fails as a predicate act for a RICO claim.”
King v. State, 730 So. 2d 261 (Ala. Crim. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “*263 “(b) Threat, as used in this section, means any threat proscribed by Section 13A-6-25 on criminal coercion.” Section 13A-6-25, Ala.”
T.D. v. R.G., on behalf of N.G., a minor child (Appeal from Madison Circuit Court: DR-23-3039). (Ala. Civ. App. 2024). “Criminal coercion as defined under Section 13A-6-25[, Ala. Code 1975]. "f. Criminal Trespass.”
Jon Raiford (Bankr. M.D. Ala. 2024). “ama statute for domestic violence in the third degree provides: (a)(1) A person commits domestic violence in the third degree if the person commits the crime of assault in the third degree pursuant to Section 13A-6- 22; the crime of menacing pursuant to Section 13A-6-23; the…”
Rone (S.D. Ala. 2026). “CODE § 13A-6-25(a). The Warrant Clause of the Fourth Amendment requires that warrant applications contain sufficient information to establish probable cause.”
Rone (S.D. Ala. 2026). “CODE § 13A-6-25(a). The Warrant Clause of the Fourth Amendment requires that warrant applications contain sufficient information to establish probable cause.”
Shaffer v. Walters, 45 So. 3d 777 (Ala. Civ. App. 2010). “Criminal coercion as defined under Section 13A-6-25. “e. Harassment. Harassment as defined under Section 13A-11-8.”
Acre v. Chambers, 129 F. Supp. 3d 1295 (M.D. Ala. 2015). “crime of menacing pursuant to Section 13A-6-23; the crime of reckless endangerment pursuant to Section 13A-6-24; the crime of criminal coercion pursuant to Section 13A-6-25; the crime of harassment pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 13A-11-8; the crime of criminal…”
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Rone (S.D. Ala. 2026). “CODE § 13A-6-25(a). The Warrant Clause of the Fourth Amendment requires that warrant applications contain sufficient information to establish probable cause.”
Rone (S.D. Ala. 2026). “CODE § 13A-6-25(a). The Warrant Clause of the Fourth Amendment requires that warrant applications contain sufficient information to establish probable cause.”
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